New York University is a very important research and educational
institution. However, I have never been to its campus. The university
consists of nearly 100 high-rise buildings east and south of the
Washington Square Park.

University Store three blocks east
of the Park. These days, students are good consumers these days.
When I was a student (1954-61), I was like a prisoner.

The Physics Building is also
three blocks east of the Park. Physics buildings are not
stylish in any campuses, but that of NYU appears to be
very ugly. This is the name
of the building. This building also carried the
NYU flag.

Little Italy along Mulberry Street.
This a photo taken in 1900 (available from the public domain). Italians
played a very important political role in New York until recently.
New York's LaGuardia Airport is named after Fiorello LaGuardia who was the
mayor for 12 years from 1934 to 1945 covering the depression and WWII
periods. He invented the present form of the city government.

Cafe Napoli. In addition to
eating and drinking, I go to restaurants to meet interesting people.

She is the owner of this
restaurant. She was kind enough to take off her overcoat when I
proposed a photo with her. From the way she looks and talks, it was
clear to me that she is a capitalist and is very confident about
herself and her family.

Statue of Columbus. Italians
are very proud of Christopher Columbus whose statue is at the Columbus
Circle near the south-western corner of the Central Park. Some years
ago, Italians in New York became angry at their city government, and
had a demonstration at this circle.

Chinatown of 1970. The Chinatown
of New York used to be a sleepy place before the United States established
trade relations with China. Things are different after Richard Nixon's
visit to China in 1972.

City Hall seen from
Chinatown. Chinatown is expanding rapidly as more people are
coming from China. Someday, the City Hall may come into
Chinatown.

Downtown

Historic Seaport District.
Until the end of World War II in 1945, passenger airlines were not
available. When Europeans came to New York, they had to land at
this seaport area. Einstein had to go through this seaport.

Einstein in 1921.
Dean Henry Burchard Fine of Princeton University came to this seaport
to pick up Albert Einstein,
who had chosen Princeton
for a lecture series on his new theory of relativity. Scientists all
over the United States packed the lecture hall for five talks.
Einstein decided to settle down in Princeton in 1933. He died there in
1955. Photo courtesy of the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections,
Princeton University Library.

The Pacific Grille is one of the
trendy restaurants at the Seaport. I go to restaurants for interesting
people to talk with, as well as for good food. I met two young students
there. One is from Russia and the other is from India. Here is
my photo with them.

St. Paul's Chapel, where George
Washington held a reception after his inauguration as the first
president of the United States. Of course, he prayed here also.
This church is next to the Millennium Hilton, and survived the 9.11
disaster in 2001.

The Church seen from the
Church Street (1970). George
Washington used to pray here before and after his inauguration
as the first president of the United States.

George Washington formally became
the president of the United States precisely at this location on Wall
Street.

I wanted to become a participant
of this Wall Street activity. On my right is a female reporter getting
ready to talk to her TV camera to tell what is going on in the stock
market. On my left are police officers armed with M-4 combat rifles.

World Trade Center after September 11, 2001. The twin towers were totally
destroyed by two passenger planes hijacked by terrorists. Since then,
the city of New York cleaned up the WTC ground and started constructing
new sky scrappers.
Click here for the Wikpedia story.

Reconstruction site seen from
the 25th floor of the Millennium Hotel which survived the 9.11 disaster
in 2001.

Twin Towers of the World Financial Center.
Those buildings were not affected during the 9.11 disaster.
The twin towers consist of the northern tower with a triangular roof and
the southern tower with a round roof. This photo was taken in 2000.
Since then many new buildings went up around these twin buildings. and the
area now is called
Brookfield Place.

On the 9.11 day of 2001, the WFC towers
were not affected by the disaster on the WTC towers just cross from
the street. This photo was taken from Jersey City across from the
Hudson River and is in the public domain.

The Century 21 Department Store is
next to the Millennium Hilton, and is also across the street from
the World Trade Center. This building also survived.
This is a discount store for rich people. They do not spend
money easily, while looking for luxury items. Prices are
reasonable for those nice-looking items.

Views from the One World Tower (2016)

Entrance to the One World Observatory.

Empire State, MetLife, and Chrysler Buildings seen from the Observatory.

Spanish ladies with black hairs. We talked
about their new king and his father.

Medical doctor from Rio de Janeiro. I told her
I have been to her city twice. She was born in Spanish-speaking Columbia
but is working in a Portuguese-speaking country. It is OK, because the two
languages are almost the same.

New York Harbor and Battery Park

Battery Park is
the wooded park area at the south-western coroner of Manhattan. This place
served as a military base during the British invasion of 1812. Britain at
that time did not recognize the United States as a country and attempted to
reclaim the territory of the former colony.

A giant cruise ship is sailing toward
the Atlantic Ocean. The passengers on board must giving their salutes to
the Lady Liberty.

An open-air cafeteria is also at the Park.
Quite understandably, it is an expensive place. Most of the visitors
are from Europe, and thus the cafe serves European dishes.
Occasionally, there are people from New York and other parts of the
United States. In May of 2014, I had a lunch
with my wife and shared the table with New Yorkers.

There is a statue of snake at the
entrance. I do not understand why the city chose the snake, but my
guess is that the snake is a wise creature, smart enough to fool
Eve and eventually Adam.

Who was Robert Wagner Jr.? He was the mayor of New York from
1954 to 1965. While I was in Princeton from 1958 to 1962, I used to
watch TV programs from New York. I remember him as a strong man and an
effective leader. He introduced many new programs to the City.

Museum of Jewish Heritage is one block north of the Wagner Park.
The Museum of course tells how Jewish people survived
throughout the history. I learned many new lessons there, but I was not
allowed to take photos inside the Museum.

There, I met a group of students
studying how to make movies. They seem to know who
Sergei Eisenstein was. He was a Russian film maker during
the Cold War era. Click here
for a story about Eisenstein.

In making movies, we assume someone writes a story first. Then take
photos of the actors and actresses reproducing the story. Eisenstein
was different. Take the photos first, and construct a story by
arranging the photos.

Eisenstein constructed two movies entitled "Ivan the Terrible I and
II," from the same set of photos. In his first movie, he
describes Joseph Stalin as a benevolent and decisive leader
who expanded the Russian territory. In the second movie,
he described Stalin as a ruthless murderer.

This is precisely how I make webpages.
Click here to see how
Eisenstein influenced me in developing my digital literature.

There is another big building
flying the flag of the same film academy about one
kilometer east of this place.

Since I also want to become rich, I had a
photo with this Bull. A flag of
New York Film Academy is seen in the background.

Far north of this place, there is another building for
New York Film Academy is on the east side
of the Union square, across from the Park Avenue. I suppose the
film industry teaches many different things, including acting, shooting
movie cameras, writing stories, as well as marketing the final products.
I do not understand the details.

West-side Docks for the Circle Line
boats. The Aircraft Carrier Interped is seen. This ship
was built during World War II, and it served in both the Korean and
Vietnam wars. It is now serving as a navy museum.

I have many photos of new structures in the WTC area. I will post
them when I have time. Please come again.

Princeton

Princeton is a university town 60 kilometer from New York. You can
spend one day there while in New York.

Campus of Princeton University.
This campus is one of attractions for tourists coming to New York.
Many people are interested in sending their children or grandchildren to
this university.

Princeton Carnival.
Before the commencement day (end of May), there is a week-long alumni
re-union. On the final day of the re-union, there is a parade of
Princeton alumni, called "P-rade." You can see the life-style of
affluent Americans.